Hard-to-teach biology concepts : a framework to deepen student understanding / by Susan Koba, with Anne Tweed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koba, Susan.

Contributor:

Tweed, Anne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biology--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Biology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, [2009]

Summary:

This well-researched book provides a valuable instructional framework for high school biology teachers as they tackle five particularly challenging concepts in their classrooms, meiosis, photosynthesis, natural selection, proteins and genes, and environmental systems and human impact. The author counsels educators first to identify students' prior conceptions, especially misconceptions, related to the concept being taught, then to select teaching strategies that best dispel the misunderstandings and promote the greatest student learning. The book is not a prescribred set of lesson plans. Rather it presents a framework for lesson planning, shares appropriate approaches for developing student understanding, and provides opportunities to reflect and apply those approached to the five hard-to-teach topics. More than 300 teacher resources are listed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index.

ISBN:

9781933531410

193353141X

OCLC:

311310218

Publisher Number:

99935961843